Most Yearly Precipitation in Bakersfield History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Bakersfield, California history from 1893–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Bakersfield History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Bakersfield, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 13.3 inches which occurred in 1998.
Year to date though March 25, 2024: 4.8 inches
Bakersfield Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 80 4.8
2023 7 10.0
2022 99 4.2
2021 64 5.6
2020 70 5.4
2019 12 9.1
2018 72 5.2
2017 69 5.4
2016 29 7.1
2015 106 4.0
2014 103 4.0
2013 111 3.4
2012 90 4.4
2011 92 4.4
2010 2 12.5
2009 75 5.1
2008 114 3.2
2007 119 3.0
2006 47 6.2
2005 24 8.0
2004 66 5.6
2003 74 5.1
2002 94 4.3
2001 27 7.4
2000 78 5.0
1999 55 6.0
1998 1 13.3
1997 57 5.9
1996 22 8.1
1995 8 9.8
1994 40 6.7
1993 21 8.2
1992 17 8.4
1991 44 6.5
1990 110 3.5
1989 120 2.9
1988 87 4.5
1987 42 6.5
1986 62 5.7
1985 96 4.3
1984 112 3.4
1983 5 10.9
1982 23 8.0
1981 53 6.1
1980 54 6.0
1979 46 6.2
1978 6 10.3
1977 68 5.5
1976 76 5.1
1975 101 4.1
1974 31 7.0
1973 37 6.8
1972 98 4.3
1971 58 5.8
1970 71 5.2
1969 33 7.0
1968 73 5.1
1967 30 7.1
1966 83 4.6
1965 38 6.8
1964 104 4.0
1963 36 6.9
1962 63 5.7
1961 126 2.0
1960 32 7.0
1959 127 1.9
1958 14 8.6
1957 65 5.6
1956 91 4.4
1955 85 4.6
1954 89 4.5
1953 100 4.2
1952 9 9.6
1951 61 5.7
1950 66 5.6
1949 88 4.5
1948 93 4.3
1947 122 2.7
1946 56 6.0
1945 18 8.3
1944 49 6.1
1943 11 9.4
1942 96 4.3
1941 4 10.9
1940 10 9.6
1939 52 6.1
1938 3 11.1
1937 34 6.9
1936 28 7.3
1935 49 6.1
1934 81 4.6
1933 51 6.1
1932 26 7.5
1931 19 8.3
1930 48 6.2
1929 121 2.7
1928 81 4.6
1927 39 6.8
1926 59 5.7
1925 77 5.1
1924 105 4.0
1923 84 4.6
1922 20 8.2
1921 16 8.5
1920 43 6.5
1919 108 3.8
1918 41 6.6
1917 117 3.0
1916 25 8.0
1915 13 9.0
1914 44 6.5
1913 109 3.5
1912 128 1.7
1911 86 4.5
1910 113 3.3
1909 123 2.6
1908 124 2.1
1907 107 3.9
1906 35 6.9
1905 15 8.6
1904 78 5.0
1903 115 3.1
1902 60 5.7
1901 125 2.0
1900 95 4.3
1899 118 3.0
1898 130 0.0
1897 130 0.0
1896 130 0.0
1895 116 3.0
1894 129 1.3
1893 102 4.0